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How Advanced Technology Can Foster a Fair Environment Amid New Tipping Regulations

Modern Restaurant Management

To reduce the cost of labor, they can simply transfer more non-tipped responsibilities to the servers making $2.13 Why outsource a cleaning service to vacuum and sanitize the building overnight at $9 per hour, when you can have your front-house staff spend an extra hour cleaning at the beginning and end of their shifts?

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Restaurant Recruiting During and After COVID-19

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Want to know how to interview a restaurant manager, server, or cook remotely? Not afraid to hold fellow staff accountable for following COVID-19 safety measures, like wearing PPE. Not afraid to hold fellow staff accountable for following COVID-19 safety measures, like wearing PPE. FOH Care for customer wellbeing.

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Are You Ready for the Wave of Job Applicants?

Modern Restaurant Management

While some roles will remain the same, new positions around sanitation will likely be required to address not only CDC and State guidelines, but also customers’ concerns around safety in a post-pandemic world. Unemployed servers, bartenders and hosts will apply for multiple roles, testing the limits of hiring manager’s capacity.

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10 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. Modern POS systems also have handheld devices that eliminate the need for servers to go back and forth to a central location. POS and phones ?.

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The Etiquette of Dining Out Has Changed (Again). Here’s How It’s Done.

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Checking a restaurant’s Instagram account has always been a part of my MO, but more for recreational purposes: What does that vague-sounding dish on the menu look like? From booking a reservation to actually going out and sitting down to eat, this is the New Normal of dining out, as told by Eater’s editors and writers.

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Server Duties: 4 Restaurant Server Side Work Tasks and Best Practices for Managing Them

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People who don't work in the restaurant industry think that all there is to being a server is taking orders, bringing out food, and sorting out the bill. However, those with experience on the front-of-house (FOH) side of restaurants know there's more to server duties than meets the eye.

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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

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diners prefer to view menus, order, and pay for their meal using their phones rather than interacting with servers during the pandemic. According to our recent survey, delivery and takeout accounted for nearly a third of all restaurant revenues. Even after the pandemic, QR codes are here to stay. Optimize Your Labor ?????